The Top 12 Scams of the Holidays 2014

Safety Tip: Educate Your Employees

You'll want to make sure that your employees know how to protect themselves, and their devices - with your sensitive company information – at all times, but especially during this hectic holiday travel and shopping season when devices are more likely to be misplaced and people let their guard down.

Ensure devices are secured with complex passcodes to allow access to smartphones, tablets or laptops.

Share the most common scams that exist around the holidays with your employees so they know what to be on the lookout for and how to stay protected.

The holidays are upon us — children are making their lists, families are pulling out the holiday decorations and hanging their stockings with care, and unfortunately, cyber criminals are trying to steal your presents. McAfee, a part of Intel Security, recently released their "12 Scams of the Holidays" list to help the public protect themselves from online threats. With today's multi-device families, social media platforms and mobile access, it's even more important to take care during this busy time of year.

Holiday spending is expected to rise to over $600 billion this year, with e-commerce sales increasing from 8 to 11 percent this year to more than $105 billion. With four out of five U.S. households with Internet access conducting banking transactions online, being vigilant about safe online behavior this holiday season is more important than ever.

"As consumers shop, bank and share more while on the go, they open themselves up to threats from criminals who want to steal their personal information," said Gary Davis, chief consumer security evangelist at McAfee. "Understanding what to watch out for and how to properly secure their devices gives consumers additional information to protect their digital lives."

To protect the company from those insiders who abuse their privileged access and from hackers with stolen credentials, many companies are turning to a privileged access management (PAM) solution. ... More >>